noun

  1. blow received by a bystander, getting dragged in to someone else's fight.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
側杖 そばづえ
傍杖 そばづえ
 
 
そば杖 そばづえ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

side, lean, oppose
かわ ソク そば (4th, N3)
human radical (no. 9)
rule, follow, based on
ソク のり のっと.る (5th, N2)
shellfish
かい バイ (1st, N2)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ
staff, cane
つえ ジョウ (Kentei Pre-1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
length, ten shaku, measure
ジョウ たけ とも (7th)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)